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# Mayor leads team in annual Lichfield bowls match
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/mayor-leads-team-in-annual-lichfield-bowls-match/
- Published: 2021-06-29T13:26:20.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-29T13:26:23.000Z
- Description: The Mayor of Lichfield has led a team in annual bowls match.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Sport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

![Andy Hayes being presented with the trophy by Cllr Robert Yardley](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bowls-2021-169.jpg)

Andy Hayes being presented with the trophy by Cllr Robert Yardley

The Mayor of Lichfield has led a team in annual bowls match.

Cllr Robert Yardley’s Lichfield City Council team lost 127-51 to the Lichfield Museum Bowling Club in the Swinfen Broun Challenge Trophy. 

A city council spokesperson said:

> “After the match, the Mayor presented the trophy to club captain Andy Hayes and thanked everyone for taking part and supporting the event.”  
>  
> Lichfield City Council spokesperson

The challenge match has been played since 1924, with the trophy donated by Colonel Swinfen Broun in 1926.